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Up The U's said:
The owners must be happy that's saved them a few quid.
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Until they break down again if they’re being expected to play too soon

Hopefully we’ll have signed a few others well before then to take away the pressure of risking early returns, though that may be wishful thinking other than a GK which sounds like it’s more or less done. Hope that’s a perm and not a loan
 
Leysboy said:
Not really. It’s the truth, he makes daft decisions, comes for balls and flaps at them, and then when the ball ends up in the net, he stamps around “wtf happened there”.

The defence has more to deal with, and clearly don’t feel comfortable having him in the sticks behind them. Adding more pressure on them.

He’s got to go, and he is a clown, and not Lge 1 standard.
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In case you are wondering, it's bits like this that make us feel like you're being a t**t
 
I know it’s an injury risk but if we can get Edwards for next season then it could be worth it. Plus it will probably help keep Greg Leigh happy as he is massive for us.
 
oufcreport said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744420269521801252
That's really good for the club, no wages being paid and possibly keeping him permanently next season.
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Will also say that if he does return to fitness before the end of the season, I assume he would be unable to play due to his loan being terminated and thus not actually being a registered player. Not sure how this all works but I do wonder if the deal may already be/on track to be permanent.
 
oufcreport said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744420269521801252
That's really good for the club, no wages being paid and possibly keeping him permanently next season.
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It is good as the glimpses we’ve seen are of a very good player, however my concern is he’s another who will have to watch his game time and it’s like treading on eggshells every time he plays with worrying about a further problem occurring, unfortunately similar to Marcus. I’d rather we don’t sign players in the very risky category regardless of how good they are.

I’m surprised how serious his injury is, didn’t he just not reappear for the 2nd half against Bolton? It didn’t seem like there was too much of a long term problem at the time, not like a Wildshut complete hamstring rupture or whatever it was.
 
oufcreport said:
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1744420269521801252
That's really good for the club, no wages being paid and possibly keeping him permanently next season.
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Just because his loan ends doesn't mean we stop paying him necessarily. It's possible we may still be contributing something as per the original agreement, just like we would if any other contracted player became injured. Rather, by 'terminating' him as a loan player there is the obvious benefit of opening a door for another loan player to join.
 
The Edwards thing is so weird. He was back, seemed fine, disappeared at HT against Bolton, then the next we see of him is on a mobility scooter on Instagram.

Even today’s iFollow interview with Dishy Des has him and CW speaking as if Edwards didn’t appear against Cheltenham or Bolton.

It’s nice to hear that we are keeping him around the place to help with his rehab, and I hope he recovers and is better than ever. But I won’t be pinning too many hopes on him for next season (and would hope that any wholly hypothetical deal would include some pretty stringent contingencies around his fitness/ability).
 
Leysboy said:
Why?

Oh because he’s been a good servant…

I’m sorry but, the truth is he’s no where near good enough. He’s been in decline, since we returned under Michael Appleton, and he should have gone a couple of seasons ago. Some on here don’t like to hear it, but I say how it is, and if this football club seeks promotion to the next level, then players like Eastwood need to be off loaded sooner rather than later.

The amount of times he gets beaten from long range, and the near post is laughable.

Get rid of the dross, and bring in younger players we can develop, and players that have potential/promise.

Not has beens, or keep players, because they’ve served us well. Sorry that don’t sit right with me.
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My comment isn’t based upon whether you think he’s good enough or not (obviously the former from your prospective), but just feel your reference to him being a ‘clown’ which is disrespectful and certainly uncalled for for a person who has and continues to be a great servant to our club.

As another person pointed out, Eastwood is our back-up keeper and I believe he’s very capable for this role.
 
GeneralLee said:
Just because his loan ends doesn't mean we stop paying him necessarily. It's possible we may still be contributing something as per the original agreement, just like we would if any other contracted player became injured. Rather, by 'terminating' him as a loan player there is the obvious benefit of opening a door for another loan player to join.
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Nah if a loan is terminated it’s terminated - none of the financial pitfalls of a permanent signing if Edwards had a break clause in his loan agreement.

If he’s still around then it’s because Ipswich don’t want him using up medical resources whilst they push for promotion to the Premier League so they’ve gone ‘you can keep him’.
 
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